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Average U.S. home has 2 streaming video devices

Last week, research firm Parks Associates said Roku is the leader in digital media streamers, accounting for 29% of sales in the first three months of 2014. It said Google Chromecast (20%) supplanted Apple TV (17%) in second place. New entrant Amazon Fire TV is in fourth place with 10% market share.

From the article "Average U.S. home has 2 streaming video devices" by Patrick Seitz.

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